THE RESCUE JOURNEY OF A YOUNG ORANGUTAN FROM KUALA KURUN
A 1.5-year-old female orangutan was successfully rescued from a resident’s home in Kuala Kurun, Gunung Mas Regency, and is now under the care of the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation’s medical team at the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre. The young...
HOW DO WILD AND REHABILITATED ORANGUTANS DIFFER IN BEHAVIOUR?
If we observe closely, not all orangutan behaviours appear the same. One striking difference that often goes unnoticed lies between wild orangutans and those that have undergone rehabilitation. Although they belong to the same species, their differing life...
JENNY’S PROGRESS AT THE SAMBOJA LESTARI CENTRE
Do you remember Jenny, the young orangutan who came from Pendamaran Village, Kembang Janggut District, last January? It has now been seven months since she arrived at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in East Kalimantan. The once timid baby orangutan...
A NEW ARRIVAL AT NYARU MENTENG ORANGUTAN REHABILITATION CENTRE
A baby orangutan named Nia arrived at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. She was handed over by a local resident named Zaki from the village of Tumbang Mahop, located in Katingan Hulu, Central Kalimantan. According to locals, Nia had been kept as a pet...